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5 EBSA Qualifiers – Poland 2022

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the qualifier for SBI Amateur Players for the 2022 European Championship on Saturday the 12th of February in the SBI HQ in Carlow. The event was played in groups. There were 5 groups and 2 came out of each group where a winner played a runner up of another group

Joe wins U-14 Ranking Event 1

12yr old Joe Shannon from Longford won the Snooker & Billiards Ireland first Junior U-14 Ranking event of the season in the HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday 12th of February. The event was Joe’s first National victory in SBI. In the final Joe beat Max Kennedy from Athenry, Co Galway in a

SBI – EBSA Men’s Qualifer

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce the qualification process for SBI Amateur Players for the 2022 European Championships will be held on Saturday the 12th of Februray in the SBI HQ in Carlow. 2022 EBSA Championships The European Championship will be in held in Lublin, Poland from 1st to 14th April 2022.  Full

2022 WORLD MATCHPLAY

On behalf of World Billiards, the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) and Snooker & Billiards Ireland, we have the pleasure of inviting you to send your players to participate in the 2022 World Match play Billiards Championship from 4th – 8th April 2022 in Carlow, Ireland. The tournament will be played under the

Rodney wins Amateur Tour Event 1

The first Snooker & Billiards Ireland Amateur Tour event of the season was won by Rodney Goggins from Wexford when he beat Ryan Cronin in a high standard final played in the SBI HQ in Carlow over the weekend of the 5th and 6th of February. This event was open to any gender and we

Paddy Murray Memorial

The Inaugural Paddy Murray Memorial Billiards Tournament will be held in Edenderry SC on Sunday the 27th of March. This event will be a Timed Format and will use SBI Handicaps. The Entry Fee is €20.00 payable on the day to TD Ger Murray 085 8782974 Entries to Ger as soon as possible as Entry

Landers & Tuite – IBSF Qualifiers

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the qualification process for SBI Players for the 2021 IBSF World Snooker Championships on Sunday the 30th of January in the SBI HQ in Carlow. Ens of the day it was Noel Landers and Mark Tuite who will fly the Irish Flag in Doha Qatar in March. All players needed

SBI Confirm Five U-21’s – EBSA Poland

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a U-21 qualifier on Saturday the 29th of January in the SBI HQ in Carlow for SBI players for the 2022 U-21 European Championships which will be held in Poland in April. SBI announced 5 players will qualify for this U-21 Championship in Poland. National U-21 Snooker Champion Ross Bulman

Public Health Announcement – January

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder On Friday January 21st 2022 the Government made an announcement in relation to Public Health Measures. The full announcement can be accessed here: gov.ie – Government announces that most of the public health measures currently in place can be removed (www.gov.ie) As set out in the announcement a large number of the public

SBI Statement

“In keeping with SBI’s policy of following all government and Sport Ireland advice with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the light of the recent changes in protocol, a Certificate of Vaccination or a Certificate of Recovery are no longer required as a criterion of entering SBI competitions.” Aonghus McAnally Acting Secretary info@sbireland.ie